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. >> congratulations, mr. president. >> america's first black president used the lincoln bible in 2009. president obama has again chosen the lincoln bible as one of those he will use to take the oath of office for his second inauguration. >> in is the actual bible that president obama used in 2009? >> that's correct. >> and the same bible -- >> that abraham lincoln walked up to and put his hand on to swear in in 1861. >> it's kind of neat, the sense of history, doesn't it? >> it has an electricity to it. it really does carry the meaning of the moment. >> the moment repeated on monday when president obama places his hand on this small bible that carries more than its weight of history. now, president obama will actually use three different bibles as part of the inauguration events. on sunday for the official swearing in, he will use the robinson family bible. on monday, then, for the public inauguration, he will use the lincoln bible that you just saw and martin luther king jr.'s traveling bible. the man respon
. >> congratulations, mr. president. >> america's first black president used the lincoln bible in 2009. president obama has again chosen the lincoln bible as one of those he will use to take the oath of office for his second inauguration. >> in is the actual bible that president obama used in 2009? >> that's correct. >> and the same bible -- >> that abraham lincoln walked up to and put his hand on to swear in in 1861. >> it's kind of neat, the sense of...
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and i think mrs. obama has been a good example of that. i'm curious to see what she is going to do in four years. >> we all are. thank you, kathryn. we appreciate it. and you can't talk presidential inauguration without some historical context. so next, experts on the 18th century, the 19th century and one on the to20th century join me on the mall in washington as well as all of these folks. ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] you don't have to be a golf pro to walk like one. ♪ when you walk 10,000 steps a day, it's the same as walking a professional golf course. humana. health and well-being partner of the pga tour. >>> you're going to want to watch this. i could have done the whole show on this. apart from the date and the oath of office, most of what we saw on inauguration day is not spelled out in the constitution. and over the years, there has been a lot of unexpected things happen on inauguration day. let's talk about it now with the back story radio's american history guys. peter onoff is a history professor at the university of virginia.
and i think mrs. obama has been a good example of that. i'm curious to see what she is going to do in four years. >> we all are. thank you, kathryn. we appreciate it. and you can't talk presidential inauguration without some historical context. so next, experts on the 18th century, the 19th century and one on the to20th century join me on the mall in washington as well as all of these folks. ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] you don't have to be a golf pro to walk like one. ♪ when you walk...
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but the nonstop attention to mrs. obama's wardrobe isn't fun. it's exhausting. it's too much." >> i think for me what has happened is that her clothes have been discussed with this kind of feverish fuerber that normally we reserve for celebrities. for people walking down the red carpet and the celebrity on the way to starbucks. i think when it translates to the first lady, there's a lot of fun with that, but i also think it sort of drains away some of the more substantive things that she could represent for the fashion industry. >> many believe, though, that michelle obama has this style and real accessibility. she can wear anything from target to talbots to jason wu. but you once wrote, again, here. >> my words come back to haunt me. >> "avoiding the appearance of queenly behavior is politically wise. but it does american culture no favors if a first lady tries so hard to be average that she winds up looking common." she wore shorts. >> she was stepping off of air force one and there are like men saluting her and she was in shorts. >> that was not something tha
but the nonstop attention to mrs. obama's wardrobe isn't fun. it's exhausting. it's too much." >> i think for me what has happened is that her clothes have been discussed with this kind of feverish fuerber that normally we reserve for celebrities. for people walking down the red carpet and the celebrity on the way to starbucks. i think when it translates to the first lady, there's a lot of fun with that, but i also think it sort of drains away some of the more substantive things that...
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she's designers aren't informed by the white house if mrs. obama will wear their gown or not. jason woo had no idea until she stepped out, and he saw it on tv and he said he was screaming at home when he saw her in his dress. >> alina, back over to you, we're talking about that beautiful white one shoulder gown, you mentioned her stunning arms. are we thinking a color tomorrow night? do we have any idea what color? strapless? >> i can tell you i have believe seen one of the final gowns in contention for tomorrow night. we shall see if she choses it. having said that, i did speak to one of the designers in the running for this inaugural gown, and this person said something really interesting to me tonight. he said, what i'm feeling is a mixture of excitement and a fear of disappointing the people i love. and so it is an incredibly nerve-racking time for these designers. >> no pressure. >> exactly. >> as josie pointed out, they really find out when the world does. we saw that with jason woo and we will see it again tomorrow night, brooke. >> okay. alina cho, we will all be watch
she's designers aren't informed by the white house if mrs. obama will wear their gown or not. jason woo had no idea until she stepped out, and he saw it on tv and he said he was screaming at home when he saw her in his dress. >> alina, back over to you, we're talking about that beautiful white one shoulder gown, you mentioned her stunning arms. are we thinking a color tomorrow night? do we have any idea what color? strapless? >> i can tell you i have believe seen one of the final...
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she's designers aren't informed by the white house if mrs. obama will wear their gown or not. jason woo had no idea until she stepped out, and he saw it on tv and he said he was screaming at home when he saw her in his dress. >> alina, back over to you, we're talking about that beautiful white one shoulder gown, you mentioned her stunning arms. are we thinking a color tomorrow night? do we have any idea what color? strapless? >> i can tell you i have believe seen one of the final gowns in contention for tomorrow night. we shall see if she choses it. having said that, i did speak to one of the designers in the running for this inaugural gown, and this person said something really interesting to me tonight. he said, what i'm feeling is a mixture of excitement and a fear of disappointing the people i love. and so it is an incredibly nerve-racking time for these designers. >> no pressure. >> exactly. >> as josie pointed out, they really find out when the world does. we saw that with jason woo and we will see it again tomorrow night, brooke. >> okay. alina cho, we will all be watch
she's designers aren't informed by the white house if mrs. obama will wear their gown or not. jason woo had no idea until she stepped out, and he saw it on tv and he said he was screaming at home when he saw her in his dress. >> alina, back over to you, we're talking about that beautiful white one shoulder gown, you mentioned her stunning arms. are we thinking a color tomorrow night? do we have any idea what color? strapless? >> i can tell you i have believe seen one of the final...
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if the past is any guide, mrs. obama, with those famous arms, tends to favor strapless and one shoulder gowns fitted at the waist and color. sources say strapless is at least one option she's considering. designers are mindful this piece of clothing is not just an outfit but a piece of history too. >> you have to describe in this garment what she's feeling, the importance of the moment, i felt like betsy ross. >> reporter: this dediner gained fame after she dressed the first lady at the inauguration swearing in morning. >> i wanted to dot inauguration. >> why? >> because that's the moment that the whole world is a part of. and the whole world was watching. >> reporter: why this time. >> some people wanted to know are you going to be a part of it this time? there's nothing more important than seeing someone else have this gift in what they do with it. >> reporter: and just so we're clear, for the inauguration the first lady will not be wearing clothes off the rack. we can pretty safely say these are made to measure,
if the past is any guide, mrs. obama, with those famous arms, tends to favor strapless and one shoulder gowns fitted at the waist and color. sources say strapless is at least one option she's considering. designers are mindful this piece of clothing is not just an outfit but a piece of history too. >> you have to describe in this garment what she's feeling, the importance of the moment, i felt like betsy ross. >> reporter: this dediner gained fame after she dressed the first lady at...
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if the past is any guide, mrs. obama, with those famous arms, tends to favor strapless and one-shoulder gowns, fitted at the waist and one color. designers are mindful this piece of clothing is not just an outfit but a piece of history, too. >> you have to describe in this garment what she's feeling. the importance of the moment. >> i felt like betsy ross. >> reporter: this designer gained fame after she dressed the first lady at the swearing in ceremony on inauguration morning. >> i didn't want to dress her for that evening of the ball. i wanted to do the inauguration. >> reporter: why? >> because that's the moment that the whole world is a part of. and the whole world was watching. >> reporter: which is why this time -- >> some people wanted to know, are you going to be a part of it? there's nothing more important than seeing someone else have this gift and what they do with it. >> reporter: alina cho, cnn, new york. >> he is down to two dresses, which one will she choose? stay with us all day to find out. so muc
if the past is any guide, mrs. obama, with those famous arms, tends to favor strapless and one-shoulder gowns, fitted at the waist and one color. designers are mindful this piece of clothing is not just an outfit but a piece of history, too. >> you have to describe in this garment what she's feeling. the importance of the moment. >> i felt like betsy ross. >> reporter: this designer gained fame after she dressed the first lady at the swearing in ceremony on inauguration...